UPDATE: I've received some suggestions regarding different "clones" I should test. I hear your feedback, and I think a follow-up episode is in order. Thanks for your comments, and stay tuned… 😉 Thanks, Linode, for sponsoring today's episode. Also, I have some great episodes planned for the rest of the year, and we're ending 2021 with an epic collab on Dec 30! Subscribe so you don't miss it. I'll see you there. 🔔
@@nicholashoi3155 and than they have a werid mode that's blasts static I think it's suppose a fm radio or something but it just leads to a painfully loud noise.
I don’t think they deleted themselves, more as if they didn’t exist to begin with. They were most likely just waiting to drop ship the super clones you can buy for $120.
@@sickglee3808 to make money until they get caught. Not everyone is smart enough to look online to see if it's a scam. Most people will go "OOH! Better than apple Ipods, and half the cost? Count me in!" read a few 5 star "OMFG THESE R THE BEST" reviews that the site posts themselves. And then Dip the moment it starts getting too hot. -- Only to start up a new one a few weeks later to scam a few more thousand bucks.
Absolutely - That's what I said since the start, and that's what it was. All this negative publicity has spooked them into shutting down their ProPods thing - I bet they're still up and running under a different name though.
Omg, the apple store employee thought they were display models with no tech inside, they are actually that light! That’s crazy and hilarious at the same time.
Thanks for giving us all such helpful information and saving those who are less knowledgeable from scams Ken, it’s really a public service and you do it in a way that doesn’t demean anyone who does fall for these scams! Funny story about the pairing voice, we had a Bluetooth speaker we used at work that used the EXACT same voice! We called her svetlana XD
Man, scammers are the worst! It's one thing selling a knock off but a whole other thing to straight up lie and steal money. Also, that's really nice the employee wasn't rude about the fake set and was chill with it.
I would of been more curious to see what seems to be referenced to as the V.2 and V.3 versions which are the ones that are the true knockoffs. The $145 price seems much more realistic and they do look much closer to the original. Even though Linus tested them I’d be interested to see a more nuanced evaluation. These look like shitty headphones and are shitty headphones so that’s not really surprising. Edit: After a little more searching there appears to be a 4.0 version. I’m really curious about those. You have to give props to some of the Chinese counterfeiters/clone makers, they’re always trying to improve.
I'm anti-Apple but I still enjoy your scam videos and Apple history reviews that you do. It's a nice peak at the past of computing which I love and lived through. Keep being awesome and releasing these videos!
I feel like Unbox Therapy would get these, be amazed at how they sound, and tell everyone to go buy them, "Because Jack, these are a gamechanger!!" Then he'll post an affiliate link, and help scam people.
I was expecting you to say Arun from Mrwhostheboss considering how many times he constantly reviews that god damn Caviar company phones that just mark up normal phones with super fancy shit
@@mattBLACKpunkThat `free water from the air` machine that was just a dehumidifier that produced very expensive and not very safe to drink water is the one that sticks in my mind. The guy presenting comes across as an annoying shill as well.
Different company I believe, those one's were the "ProMax"s from "ProMax" if I'm remembering correctly. Although it's entirety possible they were the same thing.
Just saw an scammy ad for a video drone before this video, complete with the "two engineers want to upset a billion dollar industry" story. Cleary ripped off photo and video assets from DJI.
There are better knockoff AirPods Max you can get. The look a lot more like real ones and even have the Apple pairing process. Would be interesting to see how a Apple employee reacts to those because they are almost spot on.
I have wired headphones, and two bluetooth speakers. Two headsets are bluetooth (one on the way out, the range is atrocious, a plantronics one), rest are wired (same for 4 pairs of earphones/headphones).
You literally chose the cheapest knockoff available, these clone manufacturers are on another level and there are 120 dollar airpods max versions with both the crown and active noise cancellation. My uncle unironically fell for them and ended up paying way more than they were worth thinking that they were the real deal.
I am STUNNED to learn that 15.00 headphones just arent as nice as 500.00 ones. But, are 500.00 headphones really worth 500.00? Nah. I'll take the cheap ones all day.
Well, I'm still very happy with my Trust gaming headphones I got for £20 from B&M. (also sold at Tesco and Asda). They're great for bass and mids, tho highs aren't crisp, but I prefer smooth sound over sharp anyway. I always use wired headsets cos charging up wireless ones is a pain. I can honestly say, spending around £80 (four times as much as I did) is worth it for music industry high fidelity headphones with oil filled speakers. ...but, £500? Nah. Not ever.
I did test the airpods max but I have to say that the sound isn't worth the price. They feel very nice though and have good noise cancellation. Also, the mesh cussions helps against sweaty ears. I just don't like the sound quality as much as the quality of my Sony WH-XB900N headset for about a third of the price. They also have no aluminium housing
20 hours? Is that all you get from the Apple Pods? Edifier has made their W830BT, which claims to have 95 hours of continuous usage. And it costs 70 USD.
The guys over at LTT apparently received a review unit of the Propods headphones. At least I remember seeing them do a video about them on their Short Circuit channel. So maybe that's another lead..?
Hi, I’m the guy who sent you the e-mail about these. I’m glad to see that you didn’t give up. I want to mention that some TH-camrs like Linus Tech Tips actually got a product from ProPods
I wonder whether Propods max or whatever they were called originally started out as a scam, or whether they just screwed up so bad they decided it was just easier to close up shop and vanish. Guess we'll never know
I picked up the exact same ProPods at Ross for like $9.99, knowing they were fake and looking for beater gym headphones. They have the same 4 physical buttone and microsd card slot. Also I had to fix them because the speaker came loosing from the superglue holding it in the housing
I still think Apple charging $500 for a pair of HEADPHONES is an absolute scam in itself. I've seen very good quality sound headphones for $50, a TENTH of what they're charging. It amazes me how stupid some people are, when they pay hefty prices just for the name. That is pure vanity.
Linus from LTT has some!!!!!! From pro pods max. The ones Linus got from them had weights, a crown, and no weird buttons... It also had a mesh and shows up on the iPhone the same way as the legit
The voice at 7:20 is on nearly every, hmm, "budget" device I've come across. Even found one that was in Chinese but I accidentally changed it to English (not anywhere in the instructions). 😁
Yep. I could buy a brand new ASUS laptop for that. ...or a complete sound system. Daylight robbery. People must be pure vanity addicts to buy these at such a rediculously inflated price. ...even if they'd had a built in radio and MP3 player.
I thought the same. But then Kens a salavating fanboy (i do have an iPhone, iMac and Apple TV but don't think the company is the be all and end all). Never mind the fake. I'd never buy either Apple ear buds or those headphones at that price.
AHHHHH that "computer voice" after you connect. I think I've heard that exact clip in some other products. For some reason at least more than one Chinese products have one of those voice clips built in, speaking English in a Chinese accent that I can't tell what is being said. btw that "other product" that I heard that clip... it was a massaging chair in my home. (full disclosure, I'm Chinese)
I got a pair of billboard on ear headphones for $12. They are bulletproof. 15 hour battery. If you're listening to podcasts or audiobooks like me they're perfect
I just discovered your channel, have a sub. One thing; could you add an annotation or something in your videos for those of us i.e. most of the planet that use the SI system? Thanks and keep up the good work!
I know some people told this already, but LTT made a video about the ProPods Max. Compared to the one from LTT you have a crappier one (the ProPods are crappy nonetheless). The garbo who LTT reviewed were better than the garbo you got.
I have these exact knock-offs, and my particular model sucks azz at Bluetooth connection. Either it doesn’t connect, or it connects but the audio keeps stuttering or nothing. Even outside the house, the BT is azz. At least it have a headphone jack, to which it’s useless on my iPhone 8, an FM radio mode, and a microSD card slot for MP3s, although I don’t know if this is because I’m using a 128GB microSD or the crappy software but the track switching is slow and some songs skip to the next track at a certain point. Your mileage may vary, but for me, I’m just glad these were only $17 at Ross instead of the predicted $40 at “other stores”, or even PodsPro selling them for $149. I’m still keeping them around.
That french pairing mode robot is used in alot of knock off products, I got a knock off Bose speaker for work (surprisingly good) and it has the exact same voice line
Well, I' not sure they were "beaten" if they managed to sell enough before they were exposed. These scams rarely aim for more than short range anyway, they usually expect to be exposed real soon, for what they are selling is way too crap. Of course, all this is nothing against this video - which is just as great as your other ones.
Here's my guess on why they suddenly vanished. They realize people saw through their BS so they vanished that way there sales aren't affected, What I mean sales aren't affected is that they can start all over again, clean state, so they can repeat the process again and again and again.
I wish you could do a video on the Phantom Console, Infinity Lab Phantom Lapboard scam. I know you could buy and get the lapboard, but it was absolute crap.
UPDATE: I've received some suggestions regarding different "clones" I should test. I hear your feedback, and I think a follow-up episode is in order. Thanks for your comments, and stay tuned… 😉
Thanks, Linode, for sponsoring today's episode. Also, I have some great episodes planned for the rest of the year, and we're ending 2021 with an epic collab on Dec 30! Subscribe so you don't miss it. I'll see you there. 🔔
what happened to the rest of the ear? 🤔🙃
@@budderbrotDE good catch.
Hi ken im a big fan
Um how did ltt get a pair of those on shortcircuit?
I know I sound like a shill, but I friggin' love Linode. Been with them forever and they are the best!
“The bluetooth device is ready to pair” 😂😂
Almost every chinese Bluetooth speakers
@@nicholashoi3155 except for sexy bluetooth speaker
@@NonsensicalSpudz I see you, too, are a man culture who knows the ways of the Dank.
@@NonsensicalSpudz "Power on, Bluetooth mode" 😩
@@nicholashoi3155 and than they have a werid mode that's blasts static I think it's suppose a fm radio or something but it just leads to a painfully loud noise.
"These headphones have JESUS built in!"
Damn, they got me there!
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Back after a year. They still got jesus built in lol
welp, beats me
@@MortCodesWebim here 5 months after you
I died at “these headphones have jesus built in”
Me too. Good thing they have Jesus built in.
Me too 🤣😂
@@ComputerClan 🙏
Me too... (Late comment)
I was shocked when I heard this" these headphones have Jesus built in"
I don’t think they deleted themselves, more as if they didn’t exist to begin with. They were most likely just waiting to drop ship the super clones you can buy for $120.
The super clone already available on Ali, why would they have to wait the drop ship?
@@sickglee3808 to make money until they get caught. Not everyone is smart enough to look online to see if it's a scam. Most people will go "OOH! Better than apple Ipods, and half the cost? Count me in!" read a few 5 star "OMFG THESE R THE BEST" reviews that the site posts themselves.
And then Dip the moment it starts getting too hot. -- Only to start up a new one a few weeks later to scam a few more thousand bucks.
Absolutely - That's what I said since the start, and that's what it was. All this negative publicity has spooked them into shutting down their ProPods thing - I bet they're still up and running under a different name though.
I suspect they never had any products, even cheap knockoffs. The plan was to just take as much money as possible in a few weeks, then vanish.
Didn't exist to begin with?
Man, it's much like Candle Cove.
Omg, the apple store employee thought they were display models with no tech inside, they are actually that light! That’s crazy and hilarious at the same time.
One would think that MicroSD card slot and MicroUSB ports would be a dead giveaway, but apparently not.
Yeah, that apple `genius` wasn't overly smart was he?
As Dankpods says, “If They Don’t Fit, They Sound Like Shit.”
True #NuggetBoii here
*1 grit intensifies*
Hold my PKCELLs
Ughh my Pkcells
@@sorafromdokodemoissho *Ohh My Pkcell
Love that the headphones were so light the guy literally thought they were hollow inside, amazing
Thanks for giving us all such helpful information and saving those who are less knowledgeable from scams Ken, it’s really a public service and you do it in a way that doesn’t demean anyone who does fall for these scams! Funny story about the pairing voice, we had a Bluetooth speaker we used at work that used the EXACT same voice! We called her svetlana XD
yea I've got one of those too, got it from a flea market like 6 years ago
ProPods did have a pretty sweet logo. Hope someone got paid for that.
Man, scammers are the worst! It's one thing selling a knock off but a whole other thing to straight up lie and steal money. Also, that's really nice the employee wasn't rude about the fake set and was chill with it.
I would of been more curious to see what seems to be referenced to as the V.2 and V.3 versions which are the ones that are the true knockoffs. The $145 price seems much more realistic and they do look much closer to the original. Even though Linus tested them I’d be interested to see a more nuanced evaluation.
These look like shitty headphones and are shitty headphones so that’s not really surprising.
Edit: After a little more searching there appears to be a 4.0 version. I’m really curious about those. You have to give props to some of the Chinese counterfeiters/clone makers, they’re always trying to improve.
I wanna see my Boi dankpods do a video on these
@@Seawolf.Gaming aussie mate
I'm an audiophile who collects IEMs and I have the scam pods max Linus featured.
I'm anti-Apple but I still enjoy your scam videos and Apple history reviews that you do. It's a nice peak at the past of computing which I love and lived through. Keep being awesome and releasing these videos!
There are actually more expensive rip-offs that are a lot better clones. I think LTT looked at them.
I feel like Unbox Therapy would get these, be amazed at how they sound, and tell everyone to go buy them, "Because Jack, these are a gamechanger!!"
Then he'll post an affiliate link, and help scam people.
Show me one video where he recommended a fake product..
I was expecting you to say Arun from Mrwhostheboss considering how many times he constantly reviews that god damn Caviar company phones that just mark up normal phones with super fancy shit
@@mattBLACKpunkThat `free water from the air` machine that was just a dehumidifier that produced very expensive and not very safe to drink water is the one that sticks in my mind. The guy presenting comes across as an annoying shill as well.
Linus had some propode and his had noise cancelling and they were weighted more than the actual airpods
Mainly because they put weights in the earpieces.
Different company I believe, those one's were the "ProMax"s from "ProMax" if I'm remembering correctly. Although it's entirety possible they were the same thing.
I have them as well. They are honest to god scary good.
Headphone quality? This looks like a job for dankpods.
Now I can't wait for Dankpods to do a sound test with his "Hurr Durr 3000's" and roast them with Max volume Scarlet Fire.
I'd love to see a teardown of the knockoffs if only because I'm sure they have hardly anything inside.
6:59 should have gotten Dankpods on to give it a test lol
Just saw an scammy ad for a video drone before this video, complete with the "two engineers want to upset a billion dollar industry" story. Cleary ripped off photo and video assets from DJI.
I always love these episodes. Great job! 👍
Thanks!
I have some Jlabs ear buds with that transparency mode and it's really handy to prevent a yelling mom.
I'll be waiting for this to show up on Dankpods :D
7:18 I think that startup is also an alarm from the Nokia N8.
You're a beast KK! You shut down a whole scam operation! Good for you! I love watching this stuff. Keep 'em comin' and kick their ass!
Unbox therapy? You should have immediately asked your money back when you saw that name
There are better knockoff AirPods Max you can get. The look a lot more like real ones and even have the Apple pairing process. Would be interesting to see how a Apple employee reacts to those because they are almost spot on.
yeah, he should pick these up, they are about the price of the fake site so this would be a better comparison
I have wired headphones, and two bluetooth speakers. Two headsets are bluetooth (one on the way out, the range is atrocious, a plantronics one), rest are wired (same for 4 pairs of earphones/headphones).
the voice is genuinely the exact same of the 5€ bluetooth speaker my mom bought
They all use the same bluetooth chipset
You literally chose the cheapest knockoff available, these clone manufacturers are on another level and there are 120 dollar airpods max versions with both the crown and active noise cancellation. My uncle unironically fell for them and ended up paying way more than they were worth thinking that they were the real deal.
I am STUNNED to learn that 15.00 headphones just arent as nice as 500.00 ones. But, are 500.00 headphones really worth 500.00?
Nah.
I'll take the cheap ones all day.
OK?
Ok and? Just say you like shitty headphones and go lmao
4:36 I watched you knock that box off over and over. That is hilarious.
Yoooo, I’ve been waiting for this!
Thanks for your patience. 😇 enjoy
Well, I'm still very happy with my Trust gaming headphones I got for £20 from B&M. (also sold at Tesco and Asda). They're great for bass and mids, tho highs aren't crisp, but I prefer smooth sound over sharp anyway. I always use wired headsets cos charging up wireless ones is a pain. I can honestly say, spending around £80 (four times as much as I did) is worth it for music industry high fidelity headphones with oil filled speakers. ...but, £500? Nah. Not ever.
Loving the fact i got the articblast scam ad , before watching your video on scams 😂
I saw these P9 knockoffs all over Cancun Mexico in the malls last summer. I wonder why those guys didn't just ship the knockoffs already.
I did test the airpods max but I have to say that the sound isn't worth the price. They feel very nice though and have good noise cancellation. Also, the mesh cussions helps against sweaty ears. I just don't like the sound quality as much as the quality of my Sony WH-XB900N headset for about a third of the price. They also have no aluminium housing
$17,- & it only having mids? That's a steal! Usually those do bass only 😆
There are far better options under 20
20 hours? Is that all you get from the Apple Pods? Edifier has made their W830BT, which claims to have 95 hours of continuous usage. And it costs 70 USD.
Is the sound good quality?
@@penfold7800 Define "good quality."
I love AirPods Max noise cancellation
The guys over at LTT apparently received a review unit of the Propods headphones. At least I remember seeing them do a video about them on their Short Circuit channel. So maybe that's another lead..?
*These headphones have JESUS built in!* god i love this channel
Thanks : D
$17 will get you a decent cheap set of Sony or JVC headphones. Only benefit to the Aliexpress ones is if you want to fake people out.
KZ ES4
Coming back to this a couple years later, I now recognize the voice from my cheap soundboard's Bluetooth input 😂
9:47
THESE HEADPHONES HAVE JESUS BUILT IN!
*H O W*
the mic that i got also makes that "the bluetooth device is ready to power" noise, the exact same voice!
Always good to know that the Bluetooth is ready to pal :D
YAY! I’ve been waiting for this!
Hi, I’m the guy who sent you the e-mail about these. I’m glad to see that you didn’t give up. I want to mention that some TH-camrs like Linus Tech Tips actually got a product from ProPods
That pairing voice is EXACTLY the same as happens when you start a lexmoto Impulse motor scooter!
It still doesn't explain why Apple's earphones suck for the price they want.
Great video KrazyKen, always enjoy watching your videos.
I wonder whether Propods max or whatever they were called originally started out as a scam, or whether they just screwed up so bad they decided it was just easier to close up shop and vanish. Guess we'll never know
I picked up the exact same ProPods at Ross for like $9.99, knowing they were fake and looking for beater gym headphones. They have the same 4 physical buttone and microsd card slot. Also I had to fix them because the speaker came loosing from the superglue holding it in the housing
I still think Apple charging $500 for a pair of HEADPHONES is an absolute scam in itself. I've seen very good quality sound headphones for $50, a TENTH of what they're charging. It amazes me how stupid some people are, when they pay hefty prices just for the name. That is pure vanity.
Yeeah.. Apple loves to overcharge a _lot._ And people still pay it, for some reason.
Those are definitely not the same ones LinusTT got from them. I wonder if he still has his ProPodsAirMax
9:40 LMAO THIS MADE MY DAY 😂😂
I noticed there also seems to be an SD card slot.
I like how the Apple guy still actually got it wrong with what he though they were.
Apple employees have strict rules to follow regarding what they can or can’t say. I’m 99% sure he knew they were fake.
Linus from LTT has some!!!!!! From pro pods max. The ones Linus got from them had weights, a crown, and no weird buttons... It also had a mesh and shows up on the iPhone the same way as the legit
I had to double-check but it's ProMax, not ProPods Max. They're different. Apparently.
That is the same exact voice as the Bluetooth radio transmitter I’ve had in my truck for the last 5 years
The voice at 7:20 is on nearly every, hmm, "budget" device I've come across. Even found one that was in Chinese but I accidentally changed it to English (not anywhere in the instructions). 😁
Bruh, “hi fediety” broke my ribs😂😂😂😂
The REAL SCAM is APPLE charging $549 Dollars for these headphones.
Yep. I could buy a brand new ASUS laptop for that. ...or a complete sound system. Daylight robbery. People must be pure vanity addicts to buy these at such a rediculously inflated price. ...even if they'd had a built in radio and MP3 player.
Honestly, when I heard that price I grasped. Geez, what sucker would willingly dump that much money on headphones. 🤢
@@J233-4 Audueze buyers wow that is cheap
I thought the same. But then Kens a salavating fanboy (i do have an iPhone, iMac and Apple TV but don't think the company is the be all and end all). Never mind the fake. I'd never buy either Apple ear buds or those headphones at that price.
the Apple airpods max is more expensive than silver.
AHHHHH that "computer voice" after you connect. I think I've heard that exact clip in some other products. For some reason at least more than one Chinese products have one of those voice clips built in, speaking English in a Chinese accent that I can't tell what is being said.
btw that "other product" that I heard that clip... it was a massaging chair in my home.
(full disclosure, I'm Chinese)
Hey! That ready to pair message sounds identical with my dad's car mp3 player.
550 DOLLARS FOR HEADPHONES ?!?!?
That bluetooth device is ready to pair, is always inside of EVERY,EVERY knock off speakers, JBLs, and TWSs
2:46
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I got a pair of billboard on ear headphones for $12. They are bulletproof. 15 hour battery. If you're listening to podcasts or audiobooks like me they're perfect
I just discovered your channel, have a sub. One thing; could you add an annotation or something in your videos for those of us i.e. most of the planet that use the SI system? Thanks and keep up the good work!
I needed this today.
Linus reviewed a pretty good pair of knock offs that got the look and features matched, if not at the same quality.
This video came at the perfect time
I know some people told this already, but LTT made a video about the ProPods Max. Compared to the one from LTT you have a crappier one (the ProPods are crappy nonetheless). The garbo who LTT reviewed were better than the garbo you got.
I don't know, i don't think the apple guy realized they are offbrands, but thought they were showcase versions because they were so light.
Ltt got their hands on one of the pods pro ones try to reach out to them
Unfortunately, they actually won. They took people's money and left. They don't care that anyone caught them, they knew they would've been caught
I have these exact knock-offs, and my particular model sucks azz at Bluetooth connection. Either it doesn’t connect, or it connects but the audio keeps stuttering or nothing. Even outside the house, the BT is azz. At least it have a headphone jack, to which it’s useless on my iPhone 8, an FM radio mode, and a microSD card slot for MP3s, although I don’t know if this is because I’m using a 128GB microSD or the crappy software but the track switching is slow and some songs skip to the next track at a certain point. Your mileage may vary, but for me, I’m just glad these were only $17 at Ross instead of the predicted $40 at “other stores”, or even PodsPro selling them for $149. I’m still keeping them around.
Can you do a story on the scam that is Apple charging prices like that for headphones? Jesus I love my iPhone and Imac but.......
It reminds me of my mate and his new "Beets by Dre" 😂
That french pairing mode robot is used in alot of knock off products, I got a knock off Bose speaker for work (surprisingly good) and it has the exact same voice line
I have cheap, unbranded Bluetooth headphones (B-05) with the exact same voice.
*Ze Bluetoot dwife is weddy to pawe.*
As if unbox therapy isn't shady enough themselves?
I wouldnt buy the airpods max in the first place cause of the bass that is higher then the mids, I like a nice and flat,like the sennheiser hd600
You didn't get the Buddha base option, that explains all the mid-range. Super high deity!
Well, I' not sure they were "beaten" if they managed to sell enough before they were exposed. These scams rarely aim for more than short range anyway, they usually expect to be exposed real soon, for what they are selling is way too crap.
Of course, all this is nothing against this video - which is just as great as your other ones.
ahh yes the iconic "DA BLUETOOT DEBOISE IS REYDI TO PEYR" in almost all cheap headphones and speakers today
That robot voice plays on my usb to FM transmitter for my car lol
1:53 well that particular review you're showing has a spelling mistake, so its fair that they deleted it.
From the way the Apple employee talk, I feel like he knew those headphones are fake, but he just being polite instead of calling out your friend…
I’ve never understood why people wear over or on ear headphones. I always go for the in ear ones
The pairing voice is the same for a Bluetooth speaker I have!
the saga that took the whole year to solve
"These headphones have JESUS built in!"
That made my day.
I’m surprised you didn’t find the MGET AirPods Max Clones.
Well that's two products I won't be buying. A fake one and Apples. Why the Hades would I pay $500+ for a set of headphones. Never mind $17.
I was waiting for this
I bought a pair of headphones that were around 60$ and I bet those run circles around those knockoffs
Here's my guess on why they suddenly vanished.
They realize people saw through their BS so they vanished that way there sales aren't affected,
What I mean sales aren't affected is that they can start all over again, clean state, so they can repeat the process again and again and again.
I wish you could do a video on the Phantom Console, Infinity Lab Phantom Lapboard scam. I know you could buy and get the lapboard, but it was absolute crap.
I mean I'd say the fact the apple employee didn't think they were a knock-off and thought they were a demo unit attests to how good they do look.